It's worth it. I dug my copy out a few weeks back. I only meant to read Restoree but the handiest copy that I had was my 3 in 1 which contains The Ship who Sang. Some things have dated (it was written more than 40 years ago) but some stuff still feels fresh.

I read it once in paperback, and have to get a new copy, for the Ship Who Sang. by the way @ edith what were the other two books?

I didn't see this as a collection of stories, it flowed as from chapter to chapter very smoothly. Overall a rather good book. Now I need to get the next book/books. I'll check out a couple used book stores first, if not there I am sure I can get it off alibris.com

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Hurrrray DF...glad to hear that you're enjoying it so far. It only gets better with each chapter and each reading of it over the years.

I and a few other lucky MoMers,got to hear her read the first few pages of it in person, when we all went to Eurocon back in 2007...I couldn't belive my eyes and ears and I happily cried all the way through it...thankfully my dear Husband took a flim of it.

The other *Ship* stories are wonderful as well...not quite as good as the original, but still very, very good, exciting and quite enjoyable...hope you also give them a try and enjoy them too.

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Dragonfan...Glad to see you enjoyed it...all this talk has got me thinking about re-reading it again...haven't read it yet this year.

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"To the Horsehead Nebula and back we shall make beautiful music"..."Together!"

The stories of childhood leave an indelible impression,and their author always has a niche in the temple of memory from which the image is never cut out to be thrown on the rubbish heap of things that are outgrown and outlived........Howard Pyle

I have only read The Ship Who Sang and thought it was ok. I was never really interested in reading any of the Ship books. I am now rethinking that and the next time I go to the bookstore I may buy 1 or 2. What would you all recommend??

I have just read "The ship who sang" and liked it very much. I decided to read the books in the order they were published. Am reading the ship who searched right now and am 3/4 done and I would rate it as a little better than the ship who sang. But, if it is as I suspect, From these posts, and each of the following books are stand alone novels, a reading order may not matter.

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